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Computer help?; Want to put my resume on a CD
Topic Started: Jul 7 2006, 05:36 PM (166 Views)
ilm
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I have the XP software. I don't think it has capabilities to burn a CD, right? I want to put my resume on a CD.

Thanks, ILM
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Lindy
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Yes, I think it can be done. I don't usually use this method (I use special burning software instead), but it appears to work on my computer.

From XP Help:
To copy files and folders to a CD
1. Insert a blank, writable CD into the CD recorder.
2. Open My Computer.
3. Click the files or folders you want to copy to the CD. To select more than one file, hold down the CTRL key while you click the files you want. Then, under File and Folder Tasks, click Copy this file, Copy this folder, or Copy the selected items. (or try <right mouse click> send files to, then select your CD burner.
4. In the Copy Items dialog box, click the CD recording drive, and then click Copy.
5. In My Computer, double-click the CD recording drive. Windows displays a temporary area where the files are held before they are copied to the CD. Verify that the files and folders that you intend to copy to the CD appear under Files Ready to be Written to the CD.
6. Under CD Writing Tasks, click Write these files to CD. Windows displays the CD Writing Wizard. Follow the instructions in the wizard.


Notes

To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.
Do not copy more files to the CD than it will hold. Standard CDs hold up to 650 megabytes (MB). High-capacity CDs hold up to 850 MB.
Be sure that you have enough disk space on your hard disk to store the temporary files that are created during the CD writing process. For a standard CD, Windows reserves up to 700 MB of the available free space. For a high-capacity CD, Windows reserves up to 1 gigabyte (GB) of the available free space.
After you copy files or folders to the CD, it is useful to view the CD to confirm that the files are copied. For more information, click Related Topics.
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The 89th Key
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I assume you have a CD burner on your computer, correct?
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ilm
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Okay, I put my resume on the desktop, then dragged it onto the CD, but it was "read only." I now know that I have to have CD-RW (rewriteable) in order to make changes on my resume. I have the CD-R, and that is read-only.
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CD-R's are pretty cheap now...if you want to do quite a bit of editing (writing and re-writing) on a mobile device like a CD, I suggest getting a cheap flash-drive that you can carry on your keys. :)
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